Listen, I get it. Your inbox is being blown up six ways from Sunday by folks who are trying to scare you into giving up your hard-earned dollar.
So let me clear up any doubts now, that's not what's happening here.
I know the value of the dollar better than anyone. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth and had to work extra shifts at the local Hardee's, making biscuits to pay for my education.
My name's Joni Ernst. I rarely send emails like this, and it's likely you've never heard from me so please let me introduce myself. I grew up a farmer's daughter. I ride a Harley and can bet there are few people in this world who can castrate a hog better than me. I'm a combat veteran. I served for over 23 years and led convoys through Kuwait and Iraq.
Service isn't just a word to me - it's ingrained in my DNA. It's why it makes me madder than all get out that Republicans and Democrats alike are wasting time and dollars in Washington. They aren't serving anyone other than themselves, and I'm sick of it.
So, I'm setting my sights on the crooked Washington politicians who aren't securing our elections, our border, and our Christian American values.
But here's the dilemma you and I face. We know we need to root out corruption and reign in the spending, but the liberals just posted a staggering fundraising haul. It's looking brutal for folks like us who want to get America back on track.
I know how hard it can be to make ends meet right now, so if you need to save this message and come back to it in the future, I understand. The time that you took to read my message is more than enough.
But if you're willing to give a farm girl turned combat veteran a shot, join me here.
- Joni
Joni Ernst was a member of the Army Reserves and Iowa National Guard. Use of her military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.
